The 2017 season rolls on with the Players Championship tournament. As always, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and last year’s winner, Jason Day, are the easy favorites.
These trio of worthy dark horses, however, should have a good chance of edging out those heavyweights. Read on below and to know who those guys are.
Though only 46th in the current rankings, Kaymer has a lot in under his belt to warrant being a nice sleeper pick. Along with capturing the event in 2014 and arguably having the best course history among all of this year’s participants (his course record is 63), he has a smooth round average (71.16). Additionally, he has five top 25 finishes on the season, including a T4 in the Honda Classic and a T16 at the Masters.
Seeded 93rd in the world rankings, Harman has one of the best momentums heading into the tournament. He will be fresh off a title-winning performance at the Wells Fargo, where he birdied in the last two holes to go 10-under and edge out Dustin Johnson and Pat Perez. The win is his first PGA title of the season, and it marks as his seventh top 25 finish of the year.
The 14th-ranked Casey didn’t have an impressive outing at the Wells Fargo (T12), but he’s done a good enough job sticking around as one of the great, above average golfers today. He concluded five of his last six tournaments appearing inside the top 25, highlighted by the T6 at the Masters.
